Cart and harness saddle.



No. 734.471. PATENTED JULY 21, 1903;;

P. PU'LMA-N. CART AND HARNESS SADDLE.

APPLICATION FILED odT.14, 1aoz.

K0 MODEL.

Z/ Gun/Ma UNITED STATES j Patented July 21, 19031 P TENT OFFICE.

CART AND HARNESS SADDLE.

SPEGIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,471, dated July 21, 1903.

Application filedOctober 14. 1902. Serial No. 127,268. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: I Be it known that 1, PETER R. PULMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cart and Harness Saddles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to-which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and

to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to saddles for cartharne'ss, and has for its object to provide a simple, economical, and durable device which will prevent rubbing 0% of the skin and producing sores on the back of a horse and which Will in a measure relieve the animal in the irregular movements occasioned by his gait and the unevenness-of the surface over which the load is drawn.

In drawing heavy loads with the ordinary harness-saddle a large percentage of the weight of the load is brought to bear on the horses back and in the irregular movements of the horse arising from his gait, and on account of the unevenness of the surface over to like arts Fi ure 1 is a view in ers e'c-.

tive of a cart-harness saddle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the invention shown in central vertical section.

1 indicates a cart-harness saddle having the pads 2. v

3 is a yoke formed in any suitable manner and, as here shown, consisting of a curved barof wood 4, having secured to its top by bolts and nuts 5 a reinforcing metallic strip 6, having at its ends hooks 7, to each of which is attached the upper end of a chain 8, connected at its lower end with a shaft of a vehicle. (Not shown.) The yoke'3 is connected to and mounted centrally on the upper side of the saddle 1 by means of a universal joint, preferably as follows: A metallic socketpiece 9, having a ball 10 depending therefrom, is secured to the curved bar4 by bolts on rivets 11. Upon the top of the saddle 1 centrally and transversely thereto is secured by nuts and bolts 12 a curved wooden strip 13, with angular reinforcing-strips 14c suitably connected thereto and a curved metallic strip 15 lying on top of the strip 13. The strip 15 is formed at its center with the semicylindrical section 16 of a socket having the vertical side wings 17, and adjacent and opposite thereto is a plate 18, sitting into a recess in the .strip 15' and rigidly secured thereto. The plate 18 is formed with a semicylindrical section 19 of a socket which abuts against the semicylindrical section 16 and'completes the socket and which has vertical side wings 20, which abut against and are rigidly secured to the wings 17. Any other suitable construction of balland-socket joint may be employed in lieuof that herein set forth.

The invention broadly contemplates an at- I tachment consisting of a yoke adapted to be mounted centrally on a harness or cart saddle by means of a universal joint, such as hereinbefore described. By means of this construction it will be seen that instead of the weight of the load being brought to bear on the horses back, causing by his irregular movements and the irregular movements occasioned by the uneven surface over which the load is drawn the saddle to be pulled to and fro and made to rub and chafe the horses back, thereby removing the skin and producing sores, the saddle will remain stationary and the irregular movements taken up by the rocking in different directions of the yoke 3 through the ball-and-socket joint.

While I have described the differentparts as being formed of metal and wood,as set forth, I do not confine myself to such materials, as any suitable material may be employed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination with a harness-saddle having a curved strip secured centrally and transversely to its top; a curved plate surmonnting and secured to said curved strip, and formed with sections composing a socket, of a curved yoke, having a centrally-depending ball engaging said socket, said yoke having secured to its top a curved metallic strip with books at its ends to engage shaft-chains, as herein set forth.

2. An attachment for harness-saddles, consisting of a yoke, formed with a curved piece, and a metallic strip with chain-hooks at its ends surmounting and secured to said curved strip, and a curved member connected to said restart yoke by a ball-and-socket joint, said curved 15 member being adapted to be secured to a harness-saddle, and composed of a curved strip and a curved metallic strip secured on top thereof, said curved metallic strip being formed with the sections of a socket for the 20 ball-and-socket joint, as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER R. PULMAN.

Witnesses:

Jos. I-I. BLAcKWoon, E. W. CoDY. 

